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Show 'XliwXtt* fii INDIANS WT.ST OF TIIM l.'OCKY MOUNTAINS. 1 , The GIIMKMAN. What settlers, are Ihere on those reservations? Major L'OWELL, There' are no white settlers on the reservation at Uintah. On the Pi-Ute reservation, in Southern Nevada, they number, luen, women, and children, probably about -10. There area-few settlers on the reservation at Port Hall ; how many I do not know. General Shanks, the chairman of the special commission who visited them this past year, doubtless has these facts. The CHAIUM4.N. What treaties exist covering the territory proposed to be released .' Major POWELL. There is no treaty with the Pi-Utes-that is, with ail the Indians of Southern Nevada, Southeastern California,Northwestern Arizona, and Southern Utah. There is no treaty with tho Utes in the Uintah Valley, ami none with thcPah-vants near Fillmore. The Co-si Utes, west of Salt Lake, are under a treaty by which they agree, to go to any reservation which the. President may select. And under this treaty they receive annually annuities to the amount of 61,000. The Northwestern Shoshones who have agreed to go to the reservation at Port Hall, tis before stated, are under treaty obligations to go lo any reservation the President, may select, and they receive under tint t I reafy an unities to the amount of 6o,000. The Indians of Central Nevada and South- .eastern Oregon, and Southwestern Idaho, known as Western Shoshones, arc under treaty obligations to go to a reservation when the President may determine, and they also receive annuities to the amount of 60,000. The Pah-Utes orPa-vio-tsos of Western Nevada and Northeastern Cali- .tornia are not treaty Indians. The Shoshones and Panuaeks, already on the reservation at Port I fall, have imule treaties with the Cove.rnment, to tho effect that they shall remain there. More than three-fourths of all the territory under consideration has never been ceiled or bargained away by Ihe Indians to the United States. The facts concerning the numbers of these Indians, their condition, wants, and desires, anil also concerning the character of the lands on the reservations are much more fully set forth iu our report than 1 have been able to state them to you here. 1 |
